WASHINGTON. – The Georgetown University women’s basketball team will travel to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to take on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles in the Atlantic Slam W Tournament this weekend. The Hoyas will face the Bearcats on Friday and the Eagles on Saturday, with the opening tip in both matchups scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.
Fan Information
- The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
- Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
About the Hoyas
- Georgetown is 2-1 on the season after downing the Temple University Owls 65-51 on Tuesday evening in a nonconference battle at McDonough Arena, following an 88-31 season opening victory over Virginia University-Lynchburg and a 79-61 defeat at Wisconsin.
- In the Temple game, graduate student Kelsey Ransom led the Hoyas with 28 points to go along with seven rebounds, five steals and five assists.
- Junior Victoria Rivera was second, tallying a career-high 19 points in the contest, while senior Ariel Jenkins managed her first-career double-double posting 11 points and 11 rebounds which was also a career high.
- The Blue & Gray shot 41.8% (23-55) from the field, and allowed the Owls just 27.9% (17-61) shooting.
- Ransom is currently leading the league and ranked ninth in the nation in scoring with 23.7 ppg on the season. Additionally, Jenkins leads the league in blocks per game with 2.67.
- Ransom earned BIG EAST Conference Preseason honors at the league’s annual women’s basketball media day held at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Hoyas were also picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll, receiving 66 points.
- Friday begins a six-game stretch away from home for the Blue & Gray. Georgetown will not be back at McDonough until a matchup with George Mason on December 9.
About the Bearcats
- Cincinnati is 3-1 on the season with victories over UIC (66-54), Delaware State (83-46), and Davidson (68-50), as well as a close 69-68 loss to Seton Hall on Monday evening.
- The Bearcats have two players averaging in double figures, with Jillian Hayes averaging 19.3 ppg and Tineya Hylton at 14.5 ppg.
- Hayes was named Big 12 Player of the Week following a 30-point game against Delaware State.
- Cincy was chosen to finish 13th out of 16 teams in the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll.
Series Info
- Georgetown is 5-5 all-time against Cincinnati, having won the most recent five contests.
- The last meeting was a 54-52 victory at McDonough Arena during the 2012-13 campaign.
- All previous meetings between the Hoyas and the Bearcats were BIG EAST Conference games.
About the Eagles
- FGCU is 1-2 on the season with a recent 73-53 win over NJIT after falling to Davidson (57-56) and Columbia (62-51).
- The Eagles have two players averaging in double figures as Emani Jefferson is averaging 13.7 ppg, and Maddie Antenucci has managed 12.0 ppg.
- Cerina Rolle has 7.7 rpg to lead the Eagles on the glass.
- FGCU was ranked No. 2 in CollegeInsider.com’s Preseason Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, and currently stands at No. 7.
- Jefferson was unanimously selected for the Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason Player of the Year Award, after leading the Eagles to an ASUN Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance last season. She was also named to the preseason watch list for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award.
- FGCU has a new coach after Head Coach Karl Smesko stepped down to take over the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. Chelsea Lyles has taken over for the Eagles.
Series Info
- Georgetown meets FGCU for the first time in program history on Saturday.